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Key one's left with? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

island

'key' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'one's left with?' is the wordplay.
'one's' becomes 'is' (roman numeral).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'with?' becomes 'and' (I've seen this before).
'is'+'l'+'and'='ISLAND'

(Other definitions for island that I've seen before include "eg Rhode, Rhodes" , "Eg, eyot or inch" , "See 1" , "See 12" , "See 13" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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